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Maxcess to Debut Rolls Group at NPE

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2018, ... Heat transfer, vacuum, and idler rolls Valley Roller: Rubber compounds Componex: WINertia Dead Shaft Idlers Fife: Sneak preview of a new sensor technology Tidland: Control Series Electronic Knifeholder ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... RHEOLOGY (VISCOSITY AND ELASTICITY) In hot melt adhesive coating, we are fundamentally coating rubber bands. Unlike many liquid coatings, hot melt adhesives have both viscous and elastic characteristics. ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... with the following: Rubber: film former, provides cohesive strength Tackifier: provides tack and adhesion Diluents/Process Oils: reduces viscosity, aids wet-out Antioxidant: adds stability Other ...

BASF to Invest in Kaolin Business

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2018, ... business is said to be one of the largest calcined kaolin producers and a global leader in segments such as plastics and rubber, thermal paper and catalytic substrates, as well as paints and coatings. ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... chemistries—that is, acrylic, rubber, etc.—give the performance they do in end-use applications. If we peel back the curtain and take a look at how chemists build these adhesives, it provides valuable ...

AGL Announces Foil Laminator

(Coating/Laminating)

February 03, 2018, The 40-in. foil laminator is said to offer features for perfect alignment as well as for safety DEFOREST, WI | Advanced Greig Laminators (AGL) announces a 40-in. laminator for the foil industry. This ...

DSM Coating Resins Add Touch to Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

January 20, 2018, Skins by DSM, said to offer a new “feel” experience for graphic and packaging design, include Rubbert, Silky silk varnish, and Vel-Veeto HEERLEN, THE NETHERLANDS | DSM announces the latest addition ...

Global Specialty Products Offers Cleaner

(Print)

January 01, 2018, ... as well as UV-based inks and adhesives from all types of printing equipment including rubber, plastic, stainless steel surfaces, and all press equipment (anilox, ceramic and rubber rollers, photopolymer ...

Mactac Adds to CHILL AT Line

(Label/Tape)

December 12, 2017, ... dispensing. Designed primarily for roll-to-roll applications, the entire product construction of AJR7802 coverts and prints on wider webs and higher speeds than typical rubber-based adhesive-coated papers, ...

Constantia Flexibles Wraps Santa in Patented Foil Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 05, 2017, ... a special lacquer has been developed which is applied on the outside or inside of the film. This lacquer functions like a rubber band preventing the foil from breaking down small pieces when it is removed. ...

Avery Dennison Labels Designed for Tires

(Label/Tape)

November 12, 2017, ... product meets the tough requirements of the vulcanization process and supports the varying needs of manufacturers for strong bonding with different types of green rubber (lincluding SBR, BR, and Nature ...

Maxcess Expands with Acquisition of Menges Roller Co.

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2017, ...  Menges is a three-generation, family-owned company with more than 50 years’ experience in the roller business, including advanced capabilities in chill rollers, heat transfer rollers, and rubber rollers ...

Rol-Tec Adds Laser Engraving Machine

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2017, ... demand for ITR (In-The-Round) flexo printing sleeves and cylinders. Rol-Tec president Matt Umentum says, “We have been manufacturing rubber-covered rollers and fiberglass sleeves for the converting and ...

FTA to Launch New FIRST Resource

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2017, ... for flexographic printers. “When introduced to the flexographic printing process, it was described to me as a crude rubber stamp process, suited only to print bread, ice, and grocery bags,” says Jeff ...

Menges Roller Announces Expansion

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2017, ... and provide a division between the two core competencies of rubber roller covering and core/heat transfer roller manufacturing. President, Matt Menges says this is the first time a new machine tool has ...

Cosmo Films Launches Low Noise Tape Film

(Label/Tape)

August 13, 2017, ... film. The film can easily take up any adhesive be it water-based, solvent-based, rubber-based or hot melt type. The value-added tape film does not come at a significant incremental cost and therefore is ...

Davis-Standard Acquires Maillefer

(Coating/Laminating)

August 08, 2017, The two companies combine their extrusion systems and services as well as common values PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard, supplier of plastic and rubber extrusion and converting systems. has reached ...

Mactac Launches Transfer Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

July 02, 2017, New high-strength XT High Performance Rubber Transfer Adhesive is said to provide customization and application versatility STOW, OH | Mactac Technical Tapes Products has launched its latest high-strength ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... be successful in your equipment. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Stephen Huff is director of engineering and technology at Imperial Rubber Products Inc., Chino, CA, developers of the TruShape measurement system. ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... are much lower than for rubber-based hot melts, typically around 270 deg F for these acrylics versus 325–350 deg F for rubber-based products. The photoinitiators are either polymerized into the backbone ...